CABBAGE 
Sow seed in drills 6” apart across 
the bed, dropping the seed 5 to 
to the inch. Firm soil after covering, 
then water thoroughly. Keep beds 
moist but not soaking wet. Seed 
germinates 3 to 8 days depending on 
temperature. Transplant to open 
ground when plants have made fourth 
pair of leaves. Set out as soon as frost 
danger is past. Use plenty of good 
commercial fertilizer. Cultivate  fre- 
quently, every 5 or 6 days until cab- 
bages are large. 
Standard Early Varieties 
Charleston Wakefield — Pointed-head, 
large, hardy. Splendid first early cab- 
bage for home use. Plants medium, 
vigorous, slightly spreading. Leaves 
rather large, smooth and thick. 71-75 
days. 
Copenhagen Market—Excellent, early 
short season type. Short stems, 6'-in., 
3% to 4lb. heads. 65 to 70 days. 
Early Jersey Wakefield—Pointed heads, 
small and firm. Earliest pointed variety. 
Plants compact. 62 days. 
Golden Acre—Extra early variety pro- 
ducing uniform well-balanced head. 
Weighs about 3 lbs. Excellent quality. 
65 days. 
Intermediate Varieties 
Early Flat Dutch—Good second early 
variety. Plants medium. Very vigorous. 
Large, flat solid heads 6-in. deep, 11 
to 12-in. in diameter, 11 to 12-lb. 90 
days. 
Glory of Enkhuizen—Large heads, 
round, solid, gray-green outer leaves. 
Excellent quality, mid-season variety. 
Good shipper, for local markets and 
sauerkraut. 77 days. 
Yellows Resistant Marion Market— 
Large, firm, round heads, used for early 
kraut. A development from Copenhagen 
Market. 7-in., 4-lb. heads. 75 to 80 days. 
Late or Winter Varieties 
Ferry’s Hollander—Medium sized round 
heads. Firm and solid. Wonderful qual- 
ity. Best variety for home gardeners to 
plant for winter storage. 100 days. 
Savoy—Large, flat heads with dark 
green, crinkled leaves. Flavor is mild 
and appetizing. 6 to 7 lbs. 90 days. 
Red Varieties 
Mammoth Red Rock—Best of the red 
cabbages. Hard, round. Purplish-red 
heads. Good keeper, 6 to 8-in., 7 to 8-lb. 
heads. 100 days. 
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GOLDEN ACRE CABBAGE 
CHINESE CABBAGE 
An easily raised succession crop. Set 
out in rows which have been oc- 
cupied by earlier vegetables. 
Chihili or Improved Pekin—Depend- 
able, early. Solid, tapered heads, 3 to 
4-in. thick, 18 to 20-in. long. 75 days. 
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- IMPERATOR CARROTS 

The Old Gardener on CARROTS 
Carrots are a triple-treat crop—you can freeze them, 
store them or can them, in addition to serving them 
fresh. All three methods will save the delicious carrot 
Better have plenty for 
the finger-size thinnings 
from the row. Commercial growers throw these away 
but they're the choicest morsels the garden produces. 
The new coreless types are best for eating fresh, can- 
sweetness for winter eating. 
eating fresh, too, especially 
ning or freezing. They have less fibre, 
taste sweeter. 

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If you must store carrots in a cellar or 
outdoor barrel, you'll want something 
a little firmer, like Danvers Half Long. 
If your soil is stiff, stubborn clay, use 
Oxheart, which grows straight, while 
the longer kinds will ‘‘dogleg”’ or cork- 
screw as they try to grow in clay. 
The carrots illustrated here, for compari- 
son of actual sizes, are: 1—Chantenay; 2— 
Imperator; 3—Danvers Half Long; 4—Red 
Cored Chantenay; 5—Oxheart. 


CARROTS 
Use sandy loam enriched by manure 
the previous year, if possible; but 
any good land if deeply and well 
worked will produce a good crop. 
Sow seed as early as ground can be 
worked. Sow seed 12” to 1” deep in 
drills 16” to 18’? apart. Press’ soil 
firmly above seed. When plants ap- 
pear use cultivator or wheel hoe and 
thin from 2” to 6” =apart, according 
to type. Keep cultivated. 
Chantenay, Red Cored (fr)—Root has 
thick shoulder and tapérs to slight 
stump root, S-in. long. Red cored. 70 
days. 
Danvers Half Long—Sweet, tender roots, 
6 to 7-in. long tapering to a blunt 
point. Fine for storing. 75 days. 
Improved Imperator (fr)—Fine-grained, 
tender. Rich orange, indistinct core. 
Roots smooth, tapered to semi-blunt. 77 
days. 
Nantes Improved Coreless (fr)—Excel- 
lent for forcing. Tops small, roots bright 
orange, blunt ended. Flesh reddish 
orange and practically coreless. 70 
days. 
Oxheart or Guerande—Excellent for 
shallow soil, easy to harvest. Chunky, 
tender and sweet. Bright orange. Keeps 
well. 72 to 75 days. 
CAULIFLOWER 
Packet, 25c 
Needs rich soil and abundant water- 
ing. Cultivate same as cabbage but 
protect heads from sunlight to insure 
the prized white curd. This is done 
by gathering leaves together loosely 
as soon as heads begin forming, and 
tying them at the top.’ 
Early Snowball (fr)—Best and most 
widely used early variety. Medium, 
firm compact heads of fine flavor. 6-7 
inches in diameter. 55 days. 
CELERIAC 
Large Smooth Prague—(Turnip rooted 
celery). Smooth spherical roots. 2 to 
3-in. thick. 120 days. 
CELERY 
Sow late spring for fall maturity. Have 
shaded beds and cover seed 4”. 
Transplant when 6” high. Keep soil 
well fertilized and moist. Crop ma- 
tures in cool weather of autumn. 
Golden Self Blanching, Dwarf—Com- 
pact plants, yellowish green foliage. 
Broad solid stalks, nutty flavor. Blanches 
readily. 120 days. 
COLLARDS 
Sow seed heavily and transplant when 
4” high; or sow in rows in permanent 
beds and thin to 16” to 18” apart 
when plants are well started. 
Cabbage Collards—Combines qualities 
of cabbage and collards, but finer fla- 
vored than either. 
Georgia — An_ excellent 
Long stemmed plant, 
Southern or 
cooked green. 
with clustered leaves. Withstands heat 
and bad soil. 24 to 36 days. 
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